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Oculus Spirit [85878]
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F. T. S.
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Apr 22, 2024, 8:37 AM
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Bro WHO GOES SWIMMING OR DIVING in gator infested waters SMH deroberts style.
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Oculus Spirit [85878]
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MILLIONS....I assume this is the first diver attack in SC?***
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Apr 22, 2024, 8:39 AM
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I dunno about how many get attacked, but I'm real secure in my
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Apr 22, 2024, 9:12 AM
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stance that swimming in gator waters is f'ing stupid and not something I'd EVER do intentionally.
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Oculus Spirit [76570]
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When I lived down there.
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Apr 22, 2024, 10:30 AM
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Would take my wife and son out on the boat on the Ashley, lake moultrie, cooper. I never got in the water and I sure as hell didn’t let my 3 year old. That’s one reason for me that the upstate is better than the low country bc my family can swim in peace.
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All-TigerNet [12259]
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Big SCUBA hobby to go mastodon teeth hunting in murky coastal rivers
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Apr 22, 2024, 8:48 AM
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not sure if that applies to Cooper river
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110%er [7023]
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From the article photos it looks like you might be right.***
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Apr 22, 2024, 8:53 AM
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Oculus Spirit [85878]
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We see divers there every year. One year we pulled up to the ramp
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Apr 22, 2024, 9:01 AM
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and emergency vehicles were everywhere. A local guy didn't surface until a couple days later but it wasn't related to gators.
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Jellyfish attack?***
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Oculus Spirit [81356]
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I saw a bunch of jellyballs this weekend***
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Both***
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CU Medallion [60249]
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who's afraid of a alligator?
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Apr 22, 2024, 8:58 AM
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besides Yankees, that is. They want to avoid you as much as you want to avoid them.
In the Lowcountry, if you want to swim, boat, or water ski, you have to do it in either gator infested water or shark infested water. Or both.
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This one seemed to miss the memo on avoiding people.***
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CU Medallion [60249]
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prolly a she-gator that was protecting her babies
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Apr 22, 2024, 9:14 AM
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that's most often the cause of attacks. Alligators are not aggressive animals at all unless threatened.
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All-In [45986]
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Or protecting A food source.....
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Apr 22, 2024, 10:20 AM
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Like a deer stuffed away underwater. I know of a case where a wildlife officer was in a boat and the gator attacked.
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Re: From mange: Cooper river gator attack
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Re: From mange: Cooper river gator attack
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My brother used to scuba around Chucktown harbor
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Apr 22, 2024, 9:06 AM
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Found a lotta rare bottles and electrical insulators. One large shark tooth.
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Re: Lesson for today
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Apr 22, 2024, 9:37 AM
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ALWAYS have the right tool for the job. Never know when you gonna need a good screwdriver.
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Re: Lesson for today
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May have to start toting a screwdriver in the back pocket in shady areas - no laws against being handy
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Oculus Spirit [85878]
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Terry from Reno was arrested for being too "handy"
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Apr 22, 2024, 2:15 PM
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I read the story in another source this weekend
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Apr 22, 2024, 2:08 PM
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And it smelled a little fishy, no pun intended. Fossil diving with a screw driver and a gator took you down 50 feet and you lived?
I dunno. Quotes seemed a little outrageous, too.
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Oculus Spirit [85878]
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When we hook an alligator, the first thing they do is dive to the deepest part
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Apr 22, 2024, 2:11 PM
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of the river. There are about 3 holes in that area about 50 ft deep (it doesn't get much deeper than that anywhere else).
Why no belief?
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Oh, I believe a gator will do that.
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Apr 22, 2024, 2:33 PM
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Just having a little hard time with the idea that home boy made a round trip with said gator. But I guess so. The version I read was more outrageous sounding than the P&C one.
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